It’s great to get to know your work colleagues and business partners, but if you’re seeing your IT support people too often it could be a warning sign. Taking a proactive approach to IT keeps your business critical data safe, so even if there’s a fire or flood and your whole physical office is destroyed, you’ll still have access to the information you need

Engineering and Manufacturing companies rely on computers and technology. Yet countless businesses go under because their IT systems let them down; costing them their reputation, time and money. Get your Free 64 page paperback book on how to avoid these pitfalls.

Cyber Crime is constantly in the news these days and is now the number one threat to businesses in the UK. Pretty much anyone with a bit of tech knowledge can become a cyber-criminal- all they need is the right software and access to a few businesses that are ripe for the picking.

Gone are the days when 5pm signalled the end of work and sending business communications meant being tied to our desks for eight hours. Thanks to two wonderful inventions- the internet and mobile phones- we can now work round the clock from almost anywhere in the world. These days it’s  common practice to work on the train, in the pub, even on planes; meaning we can stay connected with our colleagues wherever we are and get through our to-do-lists in no time.

It probably only seems like yesterday that you set up your new IT system and it was performing all sorts of wonderful tasks that helped your business run as smooth as clockwork. But the sad truth is all good things eventually must come to an end, and your IT setup will only have a limited life span.

Sometimes it seems we’re so busy that we never get five minutes to ourselves, so any opportunity for a rest feels like a blessing. Your workforce are probably no exception.

Once upon a time not so very long ago, businesses wrote all their important data down on paper and kept it locked away. It was time consuming, impractical, and accounted for thousands of miles of filing cabinets gathering dust over the years.